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houses picked up, some just buried in the sand and governor chris christie who toured the destruction with president obama said some parts of the shore may never look the same again. >> the death toll reached 124 people with 56 in the united states. at least 28 in new york. and close to 5 million customers are still waiting for the power to come back on. >> cnn has the entire disaster zone covered this morning. our correspondents spanned out across lower manhattan and all up and down the jersey shore. >> first, the economic capital of our country is slowly getting back to normal this morning even while facing extreme damage. power outages and people having to walk for hours just to get to work. meantime, another hospital lost generator power in lower manhattan. right now hundreds of people are being pushed out of bellevue after hundreds of others were evacuated yesterday. our dr. sanjay gupta is live at bellevue but first to rob marciano. the governor says there will be no fares for subways, trains and buses but many of the bus and subway lines are still not up and running yet so how
houses picked up, some just buried in the sand and governor chris christie who toured the destruction with president obama said some parts of the shore may never look the same again. >> the death toll reached 124 people with 56 in the united states. at least 28 in new york. and close to 5 million customers are still waiting for the power to come back on. >> cnn has the entire disaster zone covered this morning. our correspondents spanned out across lower manhattan and all up and...
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. >>> new jersey governor chris christie is helicoptering across the state touring the devastation to assess the damage. >> no question in my mind given the report that i've seen so far, that the devastation that's happened to new jersey is beyond what's happened to anyone else, at least with the reports i've seen so far and should come as no shock since the storm made landfall here. >> joining me now on the phone, new jersey congressman frank malone. thanks so much. i know your district covers significant parts of middlesex and mon mouth including bayshore and 16 communities along the atlantic ocean. tell me, what is the extent of the damage, when can people return to their homes? what have you seen so far? >> the damage is really catastrophic, andrea. i just left union beach which is one of the towns along the bayshore on the sandy hook bay and the homes within maybe three or four blocks of the beach, many are completely destroyed. the waves carried some of them away. others are just, you know, pounded to a pulp. i've never seen anything like it. in long branch where i live, the boa
. >>> new jersey governor chris christie is helicoptering across the state touring the devastation to assess the damage. >> no question in my mind given the report that i've seen so far, that the devastation that's happened to new jersey is beyond what's happened to anyone else, at least with the reports i've seen so far and should come as no shock since the storm made landfall here. >> joining me now on the phone, new jersey congressman frank malone. thanks so much. i know...
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new jersey, governor chris christie last year, ahead of irene, famously telling his residents to get the hell off the beach, is asking residents to heed the warnings and take sandy seriously. >> jamie: thanks. >> eric: the next advisory from the national hurricane center is expected to be issued in a few hours. we will keep you posted with the very latest, throughout the day here. . that's true. ...but you still have to go to the gym. ♪ the one and only, cheerios oh, hey alex. just picking up some, brochures, posters copies of my acceptance speech. great! it's always good to have a backup plan, in case i get hit by a meteor. wow, your hair looks great. didn't realize they did photoshop here. hey, good call on those mugs. can't let 'em see what you're drinking. you know, i'm glad we're both running a nice, clean race. no need to get nasty. here's your "honk if you had an affair with taylor" yard sign. looks good. [ male announcer ] fedex office. now save 50% on banners. >> eric: if you are in the path of hurricane sandy, get enough food, water, batteries, and please, stay safe. >> j
new jersey, governor chris christie last year, ahead of irene, famously telling his residents to get the hell off the beach, is asking residents to heed the warnings and take sandy seriously. >> jamie: thanks. >> eric: the next advisory from the national hurricane center is expected to be issued in a few hours. we will keep you posted with the very latest, throughout the day here. . that's true. ...but you still have to go to the gym. ♪ the one and only, cheerios oh, hey alex....
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>> reporter: this morning at a press conference, governor chris christie saying he was trying to come out to the jersey shore to assess the damage but couldn't find anywhere to land in a police helicopter that being said you most of his comments were directed to seaside heights, brian was just describing, a little bit due south of here. certainly, atlantic city took the brunt of that hit yesterday when sandy actually made landfall here. the storm surge was record height. flood the city, onto the boardwalk and several intersections back. it is a different story. you remember those iconic visuals of the iconic boardwalk floating off into town yesterday? well, that's not the main part of the boardwalk, we are happy to report. it is actually the far north end of the boardwalk, at the letters developed end that actually disintegrated and detached but the bulk of the boardwalk does still stand and the flooding has receded. the water has pretty much all gone out to sea. there is a little bit that remains here in the intersections. we can say that the wind is still whipping and there is still
>> reporter: this morning at a press conference, governor chris christie saying he was trying to come out to the jersey shore to assess the damage but couldn't find anywhere to land in a police helicopter that being said you most of his comments were directed to seaside heights, brian was just describing, a little bit due south of here. certainly, atlantic city took the brunt of that hit yesterday when sandy actually made landfall here. the storm surge was record height. flood the city,...
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. >> obama was joined by new jersey governor chris christie, who is republican, but christie has praised the way the president has handled the crisis. they viewed storm damage by helicopter. obama will also be meeting with residents and emergency workers. >> cleanup work is in full swing on the east coast after sandy flooded cities, washed out bridges, and caused billions of dollars in damage. >> but new york city is making it clear it is back in business. mayor michael bloomberg rate in the opening bell at the new york stock exchange, which was closed for two days. >> the storm killed over 40 people on the east coast and caused unprecedented damage. >> life is slowly returning to normal in new york. on wall street, major stock their first two-day closure ine- over a century. emergency generators provided the power. most of lower manhattan is still in the dark. an unusual event in the city that never sleeps. >> you look uptown, and you see lights. you look downtown and it is completely black. i was driving with a partner of mine, and i said that i do not think we will ever see something
. >> obama was joined by new jersey governor chris christie, who is republican, but christie has praised the way the president has handled the crisis. they viewed storm damage by helicopter. obama will also be meeting with residents and emergency workers. >> cleanup work is in full swing on the east coast after sandy flooded cities, washed out bridges, and caused billions of dollars in damage. >> but new york city is making it clear it is back in business. mayor michael...
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he's going to get aboard one of those two helicopters, along with governor chris christie of new jersey, and first do a helicopter tour of some of the devastation in the atlantic city area and up and down the jersey shorelines. then he will get out and go on foot in to some of the areas. we'll, of course, follow that story for you and bring you the images as we get them in the building here. right now, meantime, let's turn to some of the numbers for this storm. 6 million people remain without power because of the storm, including almost all of lower manhattan with the notable exception perhaps of the new york stock exchange. another 3,000 flights have been canceled today. and three u.s. navy helicopter carrier ships have been dispatched to the new york area to help with recovery efforts. 20,000 people, including one of our producers, remains stranded in hoboken due to massive flooding there. this is just the latest video from that town. it's just west of new york city, home to many people who work on wall street. at one time, the former governor of this state, jon corzine and the quarte
he's going to get aboard one of those two helicopters, along with governor chris christie of new jersey, and first do a helicopter tour of some of the devastation in the atlantic city area and up and down the jersey shorelines. then he will get out and go on foot in to some of the areas. we'll, of course, follow that story for you and bring you the images as we get them in the building here. right now, meantime, let's turn to some of the numbers for this storm. 6 million people remain without...
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one man came out the governor chris christie, and said, i lost everything, but i'm alive. he said he was grateful. to be alive. you know, a great pollute in bullet in terms of human life being destroyed was averteed. it will take months, but with winter approaching we need to moratorium aggressively to make sure that homes get fixed. gerri: congressman, you know, just explain to our viewers, this is gold coast in new jersey, expensive beautiful homes in this area. you know seaside, it is an area that is covetted by so many people, how long do you think it will take to bring it back? are you confident you will get support you need from state, and federal government challenge play a role -- federal government that will play a role. >> there is no doubt governor made it clear he is all in committed. and you know when it comes to the repair, you know congress has passed and i have supported, laws, including our fema legislation that to the best of our ability to tries to make whole. there is going to be needs for more loans for people to get their businesses back up and runnin
one man came out the governor chris christie, and said, i lost everything, but i'm alive. he said he was grateful. to be alive. you know, a great pollute in bullet in terms of human life being destroyed was averteed. it will take months, but with winter approaching we need to moratorium aggressively to make sure that homes get fixed. gerri: congressman, you know, just explain to our viewers, this is gold coast in new jersey, expensive beautiful homes in this area. you know seaside, it is an...
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and someone like chris christie, we have the box on the screen because we are waiting on chris christie, the governor of new jersey, he said it last time with a hurricane barreling to new york and new jersey. i'm telling you, get out if you don't. i'm paraphrasing, you are not right, i don't want to say a bad word to people. you have this new book called "leadership" and making decisions in the wake of katrina and other decisions you have made. as you're watching this preparation and watching people like michael bloomberg, people down on the coast, are they making the right decisions? >> they are going in the right direction. in today's world, we have large numbers of people living in concentrated areas and very dangerous places where water can easily get into cause flooding and mass destruction. leaders must have decision superiority. and many of them are demonstrating that. see first, understand first, act first. and these are not popular decisions because you get people to do what they don't want to do, which is leave their homes with the storms coming. and this storm is not like any
and someone like chris christie, we have the box on the screen because we are waiting on chris christie, the governor of new jersey, he said it last time with a hurricane barreling to new york and new jersey. i'm telling you, get out if you don't. i'm paraphrasing, you are not right, i don't want to say a bad word to people. you have this new book called "leadership" and making decisions in the wake of katrina and other decisions you have made. as you're watching this preparation and...
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. >> by the way, we're waiting for an update from chris christie. we'll have that for you when it happens. this is seaside heights, another town along the jersey shore, where the wind and waves are still raging this morning. this is what people are waking up to on long island. water breaks the sea wall. look at these rocks everywhere. much of the damage was from high winds last night sft storm surge. fugate gave us his concern this morning. >> now with the blizzard in west virginia, our concern is primary life safety and then we'll start getting to the critical infrastructure and we'll have power outages and the list of things is enormous. first thing is keep people alive, keep people safe and rescue those in danger. >> you just heard craig fugate mention west virginia, this is the view there. more than a foot of snow has fallen and higher elevations are seeing two feet and blizzard warnings are in effect until tomorrow. >>> let's take a look at ground zero, new york city last night. water everywhere where there is still a construction site there. n
. >> by the way, we're waiting for an update from chris christie. we'll have that for you when it happens. this is seaside heights, another town along the jersey shore, where the wind and waves are still raging this morning. this is what people are waking up to on long island. water breaks the sea wall. look at these rocks everywhere. much of the damage was from high winds last night sft storm surge. fugate gave us his concern this morning. >> now with the blizzard in west virginia,...
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chris christie was a wrecking ball of rhetoric at the rnc. a wrecking ball of rhetoric against the president and his leadership. now they are side by side and chris christie couldn't be more com complimentary of seeing the leadership the president represents. >> i disagree a little bit. i don't think it's surprising. people come together in things like this. that's a good thing. good governance is good politics. if chris christie and president obama do a good job handling hurricane sandy, voters will like them more. chris christie is a governor of new jersey first, a romney surrogate second. he's got to do a good job for his state. this is an important moment for him to stand on his own two feet. so i'm not that surprised he'd be happy the president is helping him help his state. >> does it prove those kinds of speeches we saw at the rnc, what a bunch of hogwash that is? >> i think their big difference are in health care. mitt romney at some point should come back to the issues. president obama should highlight disagreements with mitt romney
chris christie was a wrecking ball of rhetoric at the rnc. a wrecking ball of rhetoric against the president and his leadership. now they are side by side and chris christie couldn't be more com complimentary of seeing the leadership the president represents. >> i disagree a little bit. i don't think it's surprising. people come together in things like this. that's a good thing. good governance is good politics. if chris christie and president obama do a good job handling hurricane sandy,...
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i saw the press conference with chris christie. he is a republican governor who initially endorsed mitt romney but he has been speaking nothing but praise for president obama. he said he felt so relieved and glad that he had that conversation with president obama. >> yep. >> caller: i think even some republicans may have second thoughts that the idea of privatizing fema -- if you thought that bush & company's response to hurricane sandy was bad, if fema was privatized it would be a long worse. >> it would be what haliburton in iraq. >> exactly. >> we have one more hour of the show left. jim, jacki and chris are holding down the fort. another hour of the show next here on the "stephanie miller show." ónñ p16601?
i saw the press conference with chris christie. he is a republican governor who initially endorsed mitt romney but he has been speaking nothing but praise for president obama. he said he felt so relieved and glad that he had that conversation with president obama. >> yep. >> caller: i think even some republicans may have second thoughts that the idea of privatizing fema -- if you thought that bush & company's response to hurricane sandy was bad, if fema was privatized it would...
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christie, given what chris christie has said about him during the republican convention, it would have been unbelievable. but we're seeing that right now. both of these men want to be together, they need each other right now. they both have to work together to make sure the people of new jersey and some of the other states like new york and connecticut, they get this job done because this is a real disaster. goes to show you how unpredictable the political world can be. the images that we already have seen today and the images we're about to see of governor christie and president obama walking around together in marine one, flying over the shore line of new jersey together, eyewitnessing this destruction and the disaster, they're going to be very powerful images that i think will have an impact on these final days of this election. and obviously they're going to have an impact on the people f they can get the state level, the federal level on track to do what they have to do, to deal with this crisis, that will be good for the folks and millions of people who are suffering as a result
christie, given what chris christie has said about him during the republican convention, it would have been unbelievable. but we're seeing that right now. both of these men want to be together, they need each other right now. they both have to work together to make sure the people of new jersey and some of the other states like new york and connecticut, they get this job done because this is a real disaster. goes to show you how unpredictable the political world can be. the images that we...
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new jersey governor chris christy issuecyst christie spoke in his own style -- >> don't be stupid. go to higher, safer ground. >> reporter: forecasters say parts of new york city could get the brunt of sandy. an 1-foot wall of water. 375,000 residents have been ordered to leave low-lying areas sunday. >> leave by 7:00 p.m. today -- >> reporter: widespread power outages are expected all along sandy's path. >> i don't want to -- >> i very my life, that's why. >> some people are saying? >> some people love their houses more than they love life. i don't want to be down here. >> reporter: we have been getting reports from the coast guard this morning it a ship that was in distress off the coast of north carolina. the "bounty," 150-foot-long ship. at last report we're told that 14 people have been rescued, two are still missing. meanwhile here in atlantic city the worst is yet to come. charlie, nora? >> jeff glor, thank you. south of atlantic city, coastal areas of maryland and delaware also under evacuation order. we have more from ocean city maryland. significant damages being reported
new jersey governor chris christy issuecyst christie spoke in his own style -- >> don't be stupid. go to higher, safer ground. >> reporter: forecasters say parts of new york city could get the brunt of sandy. an 1-foot wall of water. 375,000 residents have been ordered to leave low-lying areas sunday. >> leave by 7:00 p.m. today -- >> reporter: widespread power outages are expected all along sandy's path. >> i don't want to -- >> i very my life, that's why....
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governor chris christie joins me from the state emergency command center. governor, thank you for joining me. i watched these extraordinary scenes over new jersey today. really quite unprecedented. i've never seen anything quite like it. have you ever seen anything like this in your lifetime? >> no, i haven't. in fact, piers, today i toured the jersey coastline both by helicopter, and i landed in two spots on the jersey shore. and i can tell you that i have never seen devastation like this in my life. not here in new jersey. you see sights like the seaside heights boardwalk, where the program "the jersey shore" is filmed, the boardwalk is gone. it is gone. amusement rides, a roller coaster, a log flume, in the ocean. it's incredible. homes destroyed. it's an awful thing. >> new jersey people are known for their resilience. they're tough people. you yourself are a tough guy and i've seen that many times. but how do you deal with something like this? how do you rally them, how are they reacting on the ground? >> well, listen, today people are devastated and s
governor chris christie joins me from the state emergency command center. governor, thank you for joining me. i watched these extraordinary scenes over new jersey today. really quite unprecedented. i've never seen anything quite like it. have you ever seen anything like this in your lifetime? >> no, i haven't. in fact, piers, today i toured the jersey coastline both by helicopter, and i landed in two spots on the jersey shore. and i can tell you that i have never seen devastation like...
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good talking to you, too, piers. >> governor chris christie, a tough guy and a good guy. let's go now to newark mayor cory booker, who joins me on the phone. mr. mayor, how are you? >> i'm doing all right, obviously we're dealing with a lot of challenges statewide. those of us here in newark, new jersey especially, our hearts and prayers are with the people who face the biggest brunt of the devastation. >> it really is absolutely appalling. i was struck by what the governor said about the president. somebody tweeted to me just now, this ability to coordinate team work between governor christie and barack obama is exactly how our government should work all of the time. i couldn't agree more. it's been a massive breath of fresh air to see a republican leader like chris christie so prepared to be openly praiseworthy of a democrat president. what did you think? >> well, they are on the front lines of this crisis, the emergency workers reach out to residents, i've seen cooperation between port authority police, my fire department. nobody stops and asks you what your religion i
good talking to you, too, piers. >> governor chris christie, a tough guy and a good guy. let's go now to newark mayor cory booker, who joins me on the phone. mr. mayor, how are you? >> i'm doing all right, obviously we're dealing with a lot of challenges statewide. those of us here in newark, new jersey especially, our hearts and prayers are with the people who face the biggest brunt of the devastation. >> it really is absolutely appalling. i was struck by what the governor...
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christie, who is paying him some compliments earlier. he's going to tour the storm damage to the jersey store, specifically atlantic city. and mitt romney will resume campaigning today in florida. for more on this, ben white, wall street correspondent and author of "morning money" will join us in just a short while. stay tuned for that. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] don't just reject convention. drown it out. introducing the all-new 2013 lexus ls f sport. an entirely new pursuit. >>> president obama plans to fly to new jersey this afternoon to meet with governor chris christie and tour the storm damage to the jersey shore, specifically atlantic city. mitt romney is going to resume campaigning in florida. joining me now is ben white. how does this play out into the election next week? the president is going around looking presidential, i suppose. >> yeah, that tends to help a sitting president. and i think to the extent that it has any impact, i'm not sure it has a big one, it's probably helpful to president obama, p
christie, who is paying him some compliments earlier. he's going to tour the storm damage to the jersey store, specifically atlantic city. and mitt romney will resume campaigning today in florida. for more on this, ben white, wall street correspondent and author of "morning money" will join us in just a short while. stay tuned for that. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] don't just reject convention. drown it out. introducing the all-new 2013 lexus ls f sport. an...
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also praising the efforts of governor chris christie, governor mario cuomo here in new york and also mayor michael bloomberg in new york city. he also talked about federal bureaucracy making sure that they basically just cut through red tape and get aid to people who need it most. i want to check in with our wolf blitzer. we're learning now president obama will be visiting new jersey tomorrow with governor christie. >> yeah. i think it is very significant, he's decided he wants to see the damage, the white house announcing just a little while ago. it comes on the heels of very effusive praise of governor christie has been giving the president of the united states in a wide range of television interviews earlier today. he says that the president, the federal response from fema, other federal agencies, they have been going out of their way to help the people of new jersey, grateful for that. and that relationship between the president and governor christie, even though governor christie strongly supports mitt romney, seems to be okay as far as disaster relief is concerned. both of thes
also praising the efforts of governor chris christie, governor mario cuomo here in new york and also mayor michael bloomberg in new york city. he also talked about federal bureaucracy making sure that they basically just cut through red tape and get aid to people who need it most. i want to check in with our wolf blitzer. we're learning now president obama will be visiting new jersey tomorrow with governor christie. >> yeah. i think it is very significant, he's decided he wants to see the...
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leaning state, a little bipartisan patina might do chris christie some good in 2013. lar larry, back to you. >> i totally agree with what you just said. >>> before sandy, romney was on a roll topping president obama in poll after poll. but in the wake of the devastating superstorm, did sandy stall romney's momentum? here now are keith boykins and robert costa, jonathan colegio. mr. costa, i go to you on the conservative side. i think that barack obama did himself a lot of good. >> barack obama has had a decent week because he's been presidential in handling of this crisis in new jersey and new york. but ha we still see from the romney campaign is he's competitive in pennsylvania. he's competitive in ohio. he's trying harder. did it shake up the narrative, sure, but it's a very close race. >> my pal keith boykins on the other side of the coin. it looks to me like romney has gone behind enemy lines. he's parachuting behind enemy lines in pennsylvania and in michigan and in wisconsin and in iowa. he could be in trouble, keith. >> pennsylvania hasn't voted for a republica
leaning state, a little bipartisan patina might do chris christie some good in 2013. lar larry, back to you. >> i totally agree with what you just said. >>> before sandy, romney was on a roll topping president obama in poll after poll. but in the wake of the devastating superstorm, did sandy stall romney's momentum? here now are keith boykins and robert costa, jonathan colegio. mr. costa, i go to you on the conservative side. i think that barack obama did himself a lot of good....
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last week chris christie was on the trail attacking president obama. i think that people after this e election, whoever wins, and i believe barack obama will and i actually think this money into the states is a very expensive too much money in the system version of somebody putting an ad up trying to drive press coverage. >> interesting. >> what they're trying to do is drive you guys to a momentum story. >> perry, i want to go back actually to the storm, because i want to play something bill clinton said yesterday and it's something we haven't heard on the campaign trail from either candidate on a specific topic. let me show you and let you hear what president clinton said. >> in the first debate, the try up much of the moderate mitt romney, you know what he did? he ridiculed the president, ridiculed the president, for his efforts to fight global warming in economically beneficial ways. he said, oh, you're going to turn back the seas. and in my part of america we would like it if someone could have done that yesterday. >> perry, it was interesting, gov
last week chris christie was on the trail attacking president obama. i think that people after this e election, whoever wins, and i believe barack obama will and i actually think this money into the states is a very expensive too much money in the system version of somebody putting an ad up trying to drive press coverage. >> interesting. >> what they're trying to do is drive you guys to a momentum story. >> perry, i want to go back actually to the storm, because i want to play...
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we are hearing out of atlantic city the governor chris christie are reporting that some people are stranded in atlantic city. this time, the governor is blaming the mayor. saying that he is allowing people to shelter on the barrier island rather than bring them inland. they say get the heck out of there fast. it was complicated by the mixed messages. the governor said the mayor was sending a mixed message. they are talking about everything being suspended until tuesday. forecasters already saying that hurricane sandy has or will have atlantic city tonight or it when it does, it will make a bad situation worse. again, the famed boardwalk that we are telling you about -- there's no way of knowing whether or not it was destroyed. we do know from a couple people on the scene that it is very hard to tell. not only because of the driving rain storms, but because there is no way to see if it's still there. this is the southern end of the boardwalk. my ac knowledge coming into play. don't get the wrong idea, i do not gamble all the time. but it is hard to tell depending on where you are. it wasn't
we are hearing out of atlantic city the governor chris christie are reporting that some people are stranded in atlantic city. this time, the governor is blaming the mayor. saying that he is allowing people to shelter on the barrier island rather than bring them inland. they say get the heck out of there fast. it was complicated by the mixed messages. the governor said the mayor was sending a mixed message. they are talking about everything being suspended until tuesday. forecasters already...
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christie and chris christie's endorsement. actually the takeaway for people around the country who are all watching this closely. when i've spoken to people in texas, i've spoken to people in california, they're all focused on this story. seeing the president in the role of president does have an impact on some undecided voters, i think. i think that there was that leadership role which he managed to fulfill, and he fulfilled it well. >> it's just an awkward situation for the romney campaign. since sandy made landfall earlier this week, we mentioned fema. mitt romney has been facing questions about his plans for funding fema and disaster response. something he suggested turning back to the states during a debate last year. attempting to clarify the position, the romney campaign released a statement reading in part, quote, this. i believe that fema plays a key role in working with states and localities to prepare for and respond to natural disasters. as president, i will ensure fema has the funding it needs to fulfill its missi
christie and chris christie's endorsement. actually the takeaway for people around the country who are all watching this closely. when i've spoken to people in texas, i've spoken to people in california, they're all focused on this story. seeing the president in the role of president does have an impact on some undecided voters, i think. i think that there was that leadership role which he managed to fulfill, and he fulfilled it well. >> it's just an awkward situation for the romney...
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. >> jennifer: governor chris christie said tonight that the jersey shore of his childhood is gone. what does it look like on the ground? >> well, we are in cape may new jersey. cape may is actually the southern most tip of the jersey shore. somehow this community dodged a bullet. folks here tell us that's because the winds actually shifted during high tide last night so the water was pushed south. but further north in communities like atlantic city, ocean city, point pleasant, asbury park is where the devastation is. those iconic board walks ripped up. the wood scattered across the street. the sea water and the sand inundating those downtown areas. governor christie said -- told us 2.5 million people in the state without power could be eight days or longer before that full power is fully restored. we know the president is due here tomorrow. he will take a look firsthand at the damage with governor chris christie and representatives of fema and of course, as we said earlier, it is going to take a long time to get this back to where it should be. the damage is just absolutely remarka
. >> jennifer: governor chris christie said tonight that the jersey shore of his childhood is gone. what does it look like on the ground? >> well, we are in cape may new jersey. cape may is actually the southern most tip of the jersey shore. somehow this community dodged a bullet. folks here tell us that's because the winds actually shifted during high tide last night so the water was pushed south. but further north in communities like atlantic city, ocean city, point pleasant,...
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so was the new jersey governor chris christie. they have been working in both of their words incredibly close over these past 48 to 72 hours to deal with this crisis as a result of this superstorm sandy. there you see some of the other pictures that have come in showing the continued devastation from sandy. these are the images that the president once again saw as he flew aboard marine one over this area with chris christie. the president praised the new jersey governor as someone who has put his heart and soul into this effort and he's doing whatever he can to make sure the people of new jersey recover from this. and this is new video as well. you can see the destruction. and take a look, this is new video that we're also getting. a live picture we're getting from our affiliate wabc. look at that destruction. look at that home that was literally destroyed as a result of what we saw. we're just beginning to grasp the enormity of this crisis. this is a huge, huge crisis. and with each hour we see the power of this storm, the devast
so was the new jersey governor chris christie. they have been working in both of their words incredibly close over these past 48 to 72 hours to deal with this crisis as a result of this superstorm sandy. there you see some of the other pictures that have come in showing the continued devastation from sandy. these are the images that the president once again saw as he flew aboard marine one over this area with chris christie. the president praised the new jersey governor as someone who has put...
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. >> reporter: his message to governors is calling personal and staunch romney supporter chris christie has. >> the president has been outstanding in this. the folks at fema have been slept. >> reporter: the fema director looked ahead to next tuesday offering federal assistance, generators and the like to states where polling places might still lack power. mitt romney was in ohio not to talk issues, to collect cans. romney backers brought food for new jersey. >> and i appreciate your generosity. it is part of the american spirit. the american way to give to people who are in need. >> reporter: mr. romney had argued in a primary debate for disaster relief to be shifted to the states. even to nongovernment charities. would he kill fema? no answer today. >> what would you do with people a? why won't you answer any questions? >> reporter: obama's spokesperson says the states are in the best position to direct the assistance. tomorrow, president obama joins high profile republican governor chris christie for a tour of new jersey damage. political opponents brought together by the super storm
. >> reporter: his message to governors is calling personal and staunch romney supporter chris christie has. >> the president has been outstanding in this. the folks at fema have been slept. >> reporter: the fema director looked ahead to next tuesday offering federal assistance, generators and the like to states where polling places might still lack power. mitt romney was in ohio not to talk issues, to collect cans. romney backers brought food for new jersey. >> and i...
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president obama and new jersey chris christie toured the devastation area. more on that from jessica yellin. >> reporter: unexpected political bedfellows. >> i can't thank the president enough for personal concern and compassion for the people of our state. >> reporter: president obama returned the favor. >> he put his heart and soul to making sure that the people of new jersey bounce back stronger than before. >> reporter: owe became kra and christie, on board the presidential helicopter to view the storm ravaged coast, the fema director can be ellier right now. >> and walking the neighborhood among the hardest hit. among the surprises? a president not known for displaying affect certainly did it this way. >> we'll help you get it all together, all right? i promise, promise. you're going to be okay. >> and governor chris christie, one of mitt romney's top campaign attack dogs. >> give me a plane ticket back to chicago, you've earned. >> reporter: went out of his way to burnish president obama's leadership credentials. >> he sprung into action immediately wh
president obama and new jersey chris christie toured the devastation area. more on that from jessica yellin. >> reporter: unexpected political bedfellows. >> i can't thank the president enough for personal concern and compassion for the people of our state. >> reporter: president obama returned the favor. >> he put his heart and soul to making sure that the people of new jersey bounce back stronger than before. >> reporter: owe became kra and christie, on board the...
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governor chris christie, michael bloomberg coming out and endorsing the president. is this a solid position? >> any other year, this wouldn't have been considered any position that he would want to be in as an incumbent president. but, well, you have to factor in the weakness of the opposition and also the history nature of this recovery which makes it different in speed from ones before it. i think what today is not a big news story and that's good news for the president. this was sort of the last chance that some external event could really trip him up. obviously, nobody knows what could occur over the last four days. but republicans were hoping this would be some last-minute thing that voters would be taking into the voting booth with them. when it appears the numbers would be delayed because of the storm, they went and said it was a conspiracy. the numbers are out and they're not that bad relative to what they could about. this is overall good news for the president as you pointed out, major foul-ups could come from any of these places. but, jared, as susan poin
governor chris christie, michael bloomberg coming out and endorsing the president. is this a solid position? >> any other year, this wouldn't have been considered any position that he would want to be in as an incumbent president. but, well, you have to factor in the weakness of the opposition and also the history nature of this recovery which makes it different in speed from ones before it. i think what today is not a big news story and that's good news for the president. this was sort...
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the storm personally touched governor chris christie. >> we'll rebuild it. no question on my mind, we'll rebuild it. but for those of us who are my age, it won't be the same. it will be different. >> yes. they will rebuild, but it will indeed be different. so how does a town start again after being nearly wiped out? i want to bring in seaside heights mayor bill acres. welcome mayor. >> thank you very much for having me. >> we're grateful you took some time out of your morning to be with us. first of all, give us an update about your town. >> right now, we're blessed, we're getting porta potties in, some portable hot showers that we will have by noon today. we have crews in from many other states to work on our electric. we've got some bad news last night. the bridge coming into town was deemed unsafe. the extent of which i can't tell you at this time. so that's one of the main bridges coming into seaside heights. down route 35 towards point pleasant, it's -- looks like a -- they were cut off from that end. i don't know what they're going to do there. whether
the storm personally touched governor chris christie. >> we'll rebuild it. no question on my mind, we'll rebuild it. but for those of us who are my age, it won't be the same. it will be different. >> yes. they will rebuild, but it will indeed be different. so how does a town start again after being nearly wiped out? i want to bring in seaside heights mayor bill acres. welcome mayor. >> thank you very much for having me. >> we're grateful you took some time out of your...
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the casinos are closed there as of noon by the order of the g chris christie. the city's convention center is now a shelter to storm refugees. a lot of folks who are taking shelter there. i want to bring our chad myers back because i understand we've got a microphone that is working, and you've got a lot of really important details. chad. >> i put a brand new battery in it, i expect them to last. i don't know what happened to that. anyway, here's the center of circulation. all this wind is moving on shore, and it's piling water into long island sound, and it's going to pile water into new york harbor, and we are going to get a segment storm surge there. we're going to get breaching of the barrier islands from about sea side down to sea bright. this is going to be a big deal as the water overwashes those bare dwrerier islands back into toms river as the water surges up into new jersey. we are going to get wind and waves and even some of the waefrz here along the patio mac that may be splashing high enough and push up the patomac high enough to push flooding ther
the casinos are closed there as of noon by the order of the g chris christie. the city's convention center is now a shelter to storm refugees. a lot of folks who are taking shelter there. i want to bring our chad myers back because i understand we've got a microphone that is working, and you've got a lot of really important details. chad. >> i put a brand new battery in it, i expect them to last. i don't know what happened to that. anyway, here's the center of circulation. all this wind...
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chris christie noting that a lot of these people are unaccounted for. may be too late to get them until morning. 250,000 people without power here so it's going to be a long night if you're on one of the barrier islands. >> just lost her shot there. >> be safe. haurricane sandy is forcing several major oil refineries to shut tight and you know what that does to gas prices. mary thompson is live from baltimore. >> reporter: hey, bill, you know, brian schactman on live and sandy is south, of course, of the storm system, the storm north, and that's where the refineries in the northeast are located. now, in the wake of today's storm, and, of course, pending what happens tomorrow, a couple of refineries and some pipelines have shut down. let's give you the rundown. the linden refinery in new jersey or the phillips 66 shutting down completely along with the hess refinery. we have three others that are running at lower run raise, basically operating at very minimal levels, but they can get up and running again once the storm has passed. there's one refinery th
chris christie noting that a lot of these people are unaccounted for. may be too late to get them until morning. 250,000 people without power here so it's going to be a long night if you're on one of the barrier islands. >> just lost her shot there. >> be safe. haurricane sandy is forcing several major oil refineries to shut tight and you know what that does to gas prices. mary thompson is live from baltimore. >> reporter: hey, bill, you know, brian schactman on live and sandy...
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governor chris christie says the jersey shore of my youth is gone. and the storm's death toll now reaching 124 people, 56 in the united states, at least 28 in new york. nearly 5 million customers are still waiting for power to come back on. national guard troops have been transferring more than 700 patients out of new york city's flagship public hospital, bellevue hospital center. they're dealing with power outages after flooding wiped out the basement fuel pumps, which of course power the generators. chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta has been following the transfer since it began. he's at bellevue this morning. sanjay, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. good morning, soledad. let me just give you a little bit of background here. i think that the evacuations over here are complete, if not nearly complete. you see a few ambulances coming in here. just a short time ago, we saw the national guard about 50 troops come out and walk out to talk to them a bit. they said their job inside the hospital was done. so i think the evacuations are
governor chris christie says the jersey shore of my youth is gone. and the storm's death toll now reaching 124 people, 56 in the united states, at least 28 in new york. nearly 5 million customers are still waiting for power to come back on. national guard troops have been transferring more than 700 patients out of new york city's flagship public hospital, bellevue hospital center. they're dealing with power outages after flooding wiped out the basement fuel pumps, which of course power the...
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chris christie. let's listen. >> we need it. he moved an expedited process this morning by declaring new jersey a major disaster area. the counties that are receiving an immediate declaration for individual and public assistance including atlantic, cape may, hudson, essex, middlesex, monmouth, ocean, and union. please note this list is not final. other counties most certainly will be added as we make a damage assessment. the biggest issues we're facing right now in our most impacted counties are search and rescue and restoration of power. want to make sure we're getting to new jerseyans who chose not to leave evacuated areas or got caught in unsuspected floodwaters. our priority is to ensure the safety and security of every new jerseyan. our state police and national guard helicopters are in the air as we speak engaging in coastline rescue efforts. our swift water team is positioned in atlantic city and has begun rescue and recovery for those who remained in atlantic city. these units from central and south to union beach, middl
chris christie. let's listen. >> we need it. he moved an expedited process this morning by declaring new jersey a major disaster area. the counties that are receiving an immediate declaration for individual and public assistance including atlantic, cape may, hudson, essex, middlesex, monmouth, ocean, and union. please note this list is not final. other counties most certainly will be added as we make a damage assessment. the biggest issues we're facing right now in our most impacted...